Tucker DeVries

Tucker Dale DeVries (born December 7, 2002) is an American college basketball player for the West Virginia Mountaineers of the Big 12 Conference.

Early life and high school career
DeVries grew up in Omaha, Nebraska and initially attended Elkhorn South High School. After his freshman year he moved with his family to Waukee, Iowa and enrolled at Waukee High School after his father, Darian DeVries, was hired as the head men's basketball coach at Drake University. He played alongside future Iowa commits Payton Sandfort and Pryce Sandfort, and Iowa State commit Omaha Biliew. As a senior, DeVries was named Iowa Mr. Basketball after he averaged 18.5 points, 6.6 rebounds, 5.6 assists, and 2.9 steals per game. He was rated a four-star recruit and the best overall recruit from his class in the state of Iowa. DeVries committed to playing for his father at Drake over offers from Iowa State, Oregon, and Creighton.

College career
DeVries became a starter at small forward for the Drake Bulldogs early in his freshman season. He finished his freshman season averaging 13.9 points, 4.6 rebounds, and 2.1 assists per game and was named the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) Freshman of the Year and second team all-conference. DeVries was named the preseason MVC Player of the Year entering his sophomore season.

At the conclusion of the 2022–23 season, DeVries was named MVC Player of the Year. He was named the Most Valuable Player of the 2023 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament after scoring 22 points in the final against Bradley. The following year, DeVries' junior campaign, he repeated as the MVC Player of the Year after averaging 21.9 points, 6.9 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.7 steals during the regular season. He joined Lewis Lloyd as Drake players to pick up MVC Player of the Year status for two straight seasons. DeVries repeated as the MVP of the MVC Conference tournament after scoring 27 points with seven rebounds and five assists in a 84-80 win over Indiana State in the 2024 championship game.

Just three days after the conclusion of the 2024 season, it was announced that Drake head coach and Tucker's father Darian DeVries would fill the vacant position at West Virginia. Shortly thereafter, it was announced that Tucker would follow his father to the new program.

Personal life
Devries’ father, Darian, played college basketball at Northern Iowa and was an assistant coach at Creighton for 18 years before becoming the head coach at Drake and currently at West Virginia. His uncle, Jared, was an All-American defensive end at Iowa and played in the NFL for the Detroit Lions.